1988
Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1988
Game World
GTA 2 Era
- Chesti-Kov's sentence for stealing two hundred million oil barrels from Siberian oil fields ends.
GTA III Era
- The San Fierro district of Doherty is leveled by an earthquake.
GTA IV Era
- Phil Bell is arrested for promoting gambling.
- Lester Arnold is arrested for possession of methamphetamine.